Sajid Mustafa

Call 2016 | Barritser

About

Sajid mainly practices in Immigration law, public law and Human Rights and accepts instructions in these areas. He regularly appears in appeals against the Secretary of State for the Home Department in First- Tier Tribunal (IAC) and Upper Tribunal (IAC).

 

Sajid has expertise in EEA law, Refugee Convention, and Human Rights, and skilled worker visa, deportation appeals, immigration bails and point based system applications. He also has experience of as a Solicitor before qualifying as a Barrister.

 

He frequently receives instructions from the Secretary of State for home department to appear before the First-tier Tribunal (IAC) in immigration appeals. He is also sitting as a Senior Member of Valuation Tribunal England (VTE) since 11th November 2024.

Immigration and Asylum

Public Law and Human Rights

Qualified as Solicitor in August 2012

Call to Bar in March 2016

Membership of Lincoln’s Inn Society

Member of Administrative Bar Association

Member of Bar HR Committee

Vice Chairman (Alternative Dispute Resolution) System Reform Committee (LHCBA)

Mudiyanselage v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA
Civ 65 (30 January 2018)

The Court of Appeal provided guidance on evidential flexibility policy of the Secretary of State under the Immigration Rules and common law duty of fairness.

Onwuje & Anor v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA
Civ 331 (01 March 2018)

Appeal on private life under Article 8 of ECHR established by investment and creating business in the United Kingdom.

Upper Tribunal (IAC)
Rehman (EEA Regulations 2016 – specified evidence) [2019] UKUT 000195
(IAC)

SAJID MUSTAFA
Year of call: 2016
SAJ

Specialisea in Immigration and Asylum, Human Rights and Public law with particular interest in Judicial Review, Unlawful detention, and higher Courts Appeals.

Specialism- Immigration and Asylum

 

He has been involved in many Judicial Review cases challenging Immigration decisions including unlawful detention claims, Emergency Injunctions, Dublin Convention challenges, fresh claims, certification cases, and European law cases. He also appears before First Tier Tribunal(IAC) and Upper Tribunal(IAC) in statutory Appeal matters.  He also has experience of taking the matter to the Court of Appeal.

 

His experience is in all areas of Immigration law including refugee convention, EEA law, PBS, deportation, detention matters, and cases involving children. He has considerable experience of conducting cases involving successful actions for damages wrongly subjected to that process.  I also worked for Homework in Taylor House, Hatton Cross and Birmingham (IAC).

Public law and Human rights

 

He is regularly instructed in Judicial review claims on public law and human rights grounds.

EXPERTS YOU CAN TRUST

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Court of Appeal  
  • Mudiyanselage v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 65 (30 January 2018)
  • The Court of Appeal given guidance on policy guidance of evidential flexibility policy.
 
  • Onwuje & Anor v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 331 (01 March 2018) 
 
  • Appeal on private life established by investment and creating business.
  • Qualified as Solicitor in August 2012
  • Call to Bar in March 2016
  • Membership of Lincoln’s Inn Society
  • Member of Administrative Bar Association
  • Member of Bar HR committee
  • Vice Chairman (Alternative Dispute Resolution) System Reform Committee (LHCBA)